The surgery on the miniatures was very simple. Just a matter of carefully cutting off the brain from the legs on the mind eater with a sharp utility knife, and shaving off the bottom on the mocking beast so that the chest has a flat bottom.
Then I attached the legs to the chest with Green Stuff epoxy putty and covered the joints with a dose of thick super glue. I'm pretty happy with the results.
For a base coat, I gave the chest a couple thin coats of Reaper Chestnut Brown. The teeth and bumps along the chest lid got Vallejo Dark Grey and the legs were base coated in Reaper Rust Brown. The inside of the chest got Vallejo Red.
Then I started highlighting the teeth with the Reaper Skeleton White triad. First the teeth got a coat of Reaper Dirty Bone. Then the more raised areas of the teeth got some Reaper Graveyard Bone. After that, the most raised teeth surfaces got several thin coats of Reaper Splintered Bone. Finally I mixed up a thin wash of Vallejo Beige and applied it to the teeth to give them a subtle yellowing.
To tie the chest and the legs together, I gave them both a couple of washes with Vallejo Sepia Shade. I was particularly happy with the grain effect this gave to the wood of the chest. Later, I gave the hinges a coat of Vallejo Natural Steel and then a coat of black wash to mute the metallic effect. The black portions of the lid also got a black wash. The inside of the chest received a wash of Vallejo Red Shade.
Once the washes were dry, I highlighted the edges of the chest with Reaper Chestnut Brown. The edges and raised portions of the legs and feet received a highlight of Reaper Highlight Orange. The edges of tongue and nearby raised areas received a highlight of Vallejo Red.
With that, I called it done! The Luggage is ready to follow Maxwell and Shea on their many adventures!
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